Joe Biden said the US was not in Afghanistan to create a centralized democracy and build the nation. He blamed the Afghan leaders for fleeing and their military for being unwilling to fight the Taliban.
A massive blast occurred in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul on Tuesday evening. The blast was reportedly a suicide attack carried out using a car bomb around 8 pm in downtown Kabul, close to the 'Green Zone' - one of the most secured regions in the city.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the increasing Chinese aggression in the region was one of the main reasons why they decided to move the troops closer to India and Southeast Asia.